Psych Ward (Peterick)

Chapter 5

Pete's POV:

I walked through the corridor reading every nametag besides each door. I finally found the one I was looking for. The name tag read;

Patrick Stump.

I looked through the little window of the room and I saw a tiny figure laying in his bed. He was still out. I noticed his feet were tied to the bed and he was wearing a straightjacket. I thought those weren't being used anymore. And the feet tying looked a bit medieval to me. I felt sorry for the kid.

A nurse walked by and she stopped.

'You must be the new guy, I'm Stacey' she said while reaching out her hand waiting for me to shake it which I did.

'Yeah, I'm Pete' I smiled.

'Poor kid, he really did a number on himself' she spoke as she looked inside.

'Are those restraints really neccesary? Its just, I dont know taking away his freedom'

'I know, I don't like them either. But when Patrick has had an episode like last night it's the best. He can't hurt himself now. We first got to he sure Vaughn isn't prominent anymore. We gotta make sure Patrick is back in control' she explained which made sense to me but I still didn't like it.

'In a few hours he'll wake up. You can meet him then and you can decide if those restraints are still needed' she said as she walked off.

I looked back in for a moment when I spotted a big red stain on the white wall. Shouldn't they like clean it?

I walked to his neighbour which is Joe. I knocked on his door and waited for him to open up. A guy probably around 20 years old with a big afro and big blue eyes opened the door.

'Yeah?' He questioned.

'Hi, uh I'm Pete, I'm the new nurse here and you have been assigned to me. So yeah I thought it would be best to introduce myself'.

'Oh, uh come in' he opened the door further and motioned for me to come in. When I was about to sit down on his bed he freaked out.

'No, no, no, uh, no, g-get off!' He panicked.

'Joe, calm down, what is it'

'Germs!' He almost yelled.

'I uh I'm sorry' I stood up as quick as possible and I stood on the other side of his room.

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We had a good talk. I found out he was 19 and why he is here. He's a cool kid. I found out he plays guitar and writes music. But he didn't bring a guitar with him nor did he let someone bring it to him cause to him it would make this all so real and official which scares him. He said he didnt came out of his room yet. So I made a deal with him. That I would take him out next week and that we're going to have a jam session. I saw how his eyes lit up when we made that deal, that gives me hope. He still has something to look foreward to. He told me about his boyfriend Andy, which he hadn't seen in months cause he shut himself out to the rest of the world including him. He missed him but he didnt want him to see him at his worst. I think I'm gonna search for him. I think it will be something good for Joe. But everything at its time.

Last one I had to see was Gerard but he was out for the day. He went to the zoo with some other patients. So I decided to go into the breakroom and read his file.

His file said that he has been abused by his parents and later by his boyfriend. He fell into a deep depression and became very suicidal. He believes he's not worth anything. He believes he's useless and that everyone is better than him. It hurt to read all that. Basically his parents and his ex boyfriend ruined his life. Parents are there to love you, to take care of you not to hurt you and bring you down. His file said that he barerly speaks but when he thinks he's all alone he likes to sing. It said he became addicted to prescription meds, appearantly to dull the pain. It also said he does have a loving boyfriend now, Frank Iero. He brought him in here when he found him lying in his own vomit on the bathroom floor after taking an overdose. He had been in a coma for a week. I really felt sorry for him. I really want to meet him.

I'll just have to wait..